If it’s your birthday

A Mars-Sun meeting on your birthday reveals that you are in rare form and ready to conquer the world. Remember, though, that discretion is the better part of valor. Fortunately, your solar chart describes you as thoughtful and careful in your planning, and sensitive to all sides of any issue. Those will be assets worth keeping at the ready. You will need them. You share a birthday with Carl Jung, Helen Mirren and Mick Jagger. MAY 21-JUNE 20 You’re somehow a lot smarter than you were yesterday. Isn’t life wonderful? It’s a nonstop learning experience for those who know they are students of existence. That’s the approach to take for the foreseeable future. Your charts are brilliant at the moment and, fortunately, so are you. JUNE 21-JULY 22 Mercury, the planet of mind and concepts, has moved into one of the most productive angles of your solar chart. When it comes to words, ideas and technology, you will be at your best. Take on the biggest projects first, and don’t let the small ones bog you down. Whip through them. AUG. 23-SEPT. 22 Mercury, the official Virgo planet, enters your sign today. Remember all that you’ve considered, discovered and affirmed over the past few days. Remember who you are when you’re absolutely real, and bring that person into every conversation. Be yourself and nobody else – and you will succeed. SEPT. 23-OCT. 22 You can trust that you’ve done your homework on the ethical question you’ve been pondering; you know the difference between right and wrong. More significantly, this distinction actually matters to you. You can synthesize the correct attributes of each side of the story. Use that skill boldly. OCT. 23-NOV. 21 Once you are confident what’s happening, you can make any decision you need to make. You might still be hesitating, or feeling over-cautious. If that’s true, then take your time, one day at a time. You don’t need to delay, but you do need to be thorough and contemplative. NOV. 22-DEC. 21 You may have to gently persuade partners or colleagues to take a more broad-minded view of a situation where you have ultimate responsibility. That you, in the end, are holding the bag is the important thing; try to figure out where they’re coming from. That will make it an easier conversation. DEC. 22-JAN. 19 You know what’s right and what’s wrong. It should not take that much thought. At the same time, the correct choice comes with a feeling of ease, rather than anxiety, guilt or worry in any form. If you find yourself overthinking things, you’ve likely missed something simple. JAN. 20-FEB. 18 If there seems to be a sticking point in a financial relationship, try ignoring it for a few days. When you come back to it later in the week or over the weekend, you may find that it no longer exists. Much more beautiful and exciting things are happening in your relationships. FEB. 19-MARCH 20 Keep a pulse on what others are thinking and feeling, particularly if you disagree with them. You don’t need to push back, or to prove anything. You merely need to listen, be aware, and then do what you know is right. Be the committee of one who gets things done.